Why Teach?

WHYDO YOU WANTA CLINICALLY FOCUSED UNDERGRAD PROGRAM?

Clinical focus offers undergraduate students unprecedented advantages and opportunities in the realms of knowledge acquisition, mastering the art of instruction, developing an effective classroom infrastructure, addressing academic and social needs, and the understanding and utilization of pertinent assessments and evaluations.

Ready2Teach candidates discover how to differentiate instruction throughout a class period to meet the needs of each type of learner in their classroom, involving every student in the process best suited for the way they receive information.

Completing performance-based assessments through edTPA to accurately measure teacher effectiveness in the classroom demonstrates the ability of each candidate to teach his or her subject matter to all students before beginning a career in teaching.

Having the unique ability to be immersed in the P-12 classroom for a full year, Ready2Teach candidates are given the opportunity to discover the elements of a positive learning environment within the classroom by partnering with mentoring teachers to determine the most effective way of facilitating learning and respectful interactions between both peers and instructors.

By building a foundation of content knowledge through the pre-residency years, and following it with the year-long clinical experience with a highly qualified mentor, teacher candidates will leave the Ready2Teach program with the experience and comprehension necessary to identify and meet the academic needs of each student within their future classroom.

Experience in the classroom for the full year allows teacher candidates to comprehend the role they play in the lives of their students. In order to successfully educate, they must first meet the basic needs of their learners. Spending a year in the classroom as a positive role model prepares each program participant to anticipate the level of care their own class will require.

TBR graduates have found residencies in every county in Tennessee, 23 states, and 13 nations.

4 YEAR STUDENT TEACHER TIMELINE

Gaining Academic Knowledge and Skills in Instruction, Assessment, Management, and Meeting Needs of Students

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